Bulwark

What do we mean by bulwark?

A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart. noun

Something serving as a defense or safeguard. noun

A breakwater. noun

The part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck. noun

To fortify with a wall, embankment, or rampart. transitive verb

To provide defense or protection for. transitive verb

To fortify with a bulwark or rampart; secure by a fortification; protect.

Originally, a barrier formed of logs, beams, boards, hurdles, or other materials, for the obstruction of a passage or defense of a place; now, specifically, in fortification, a rampart; a mound of earth carried around a place, capable of resisting cannon-shot, and formed with bastions, curtains, etc.; a fortification. noun

Nautical, a close barrier running around a ship or a part of it, above the level of the deck, and consisting of boarding nailed on the outside of the stanchions and timber-heads. noun

That which protects or secures against external annoyance or injury of any kind; a screen or shelter; means of protection and safety. noun

Plural Pads or defenses to protect the limbs against the chafing of armor. Wright. noun

A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork. noun

That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection. noun

The sides of a ship above the upper deck, usually a fencelike structure around the deck. noun

To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect. transitive verb

A defensive wall or rampart. noun

A defense or safeguard. noun

A breakwater. noun

The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard. noun

To fortify something with a wall or rampart. verb

A defensive wall or rampart.

A defense or safeguard.

A breakwater.

The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.

Any means of defence or security.

Words that are spelled similarly to bulwark:
bulwark.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word bulwark:
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Words that rhyme with bulwark:
bull work, full work, wool work.

Adjectives that are often used to describe bulwark:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective bulwark:
plates, rails.

Consonant match to bulwark:
ball work, bell work, bull work.

Words that sound like bulwark:
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